http://www.workpermit.com/2006_08_03/uk/non-eu_workers_win
"Skilled individuals from outside the European Union (EU) were the big winners in the "new wave of immigration policies announced by Home Secretary John Reid. The Government is keen to implement the four-tier points-based system to attract foreign workers and students with the right skills to boost the UK economy, which is the fourth largest in the world and second largest in the EU. [..] associate director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), said some of the measures are: "eminently sensible" and that the reintroduction of the embarkation controls will fill a huge gap in migration flows." [Immigration - Economic]
